they even stole the Paisley Park logo and the SOTT picture :/

EddieC said:

Romeoblu said:

I really don't think this is a fan made comp, the songs all sound like they are from the same source. I'm convinced this is an original source.

I love the intro to The Ball.

Also this release has Adore ending the album. Was it a previous misunderstanding that It's Gonna Be A beautiful Night ended the album?

It's a great release.

I do agree that they should have released The Flesh on it's own.

I've burnt it on two 2 discs

Disc 1 sides 1,2 and 3

Disc 2 Sides 4,5 and 6

A wonderful release.

[Edited 3/13/15 13:40pm]

Princevault has this release's sequence (ending with It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night and Adore in that order) in its entry, noting an "in-house cassette sequence" as a basis for the order (and Adore is listed as "Adore (Until the End of Time)". Might this be that in-house cassette?

I just checked that entry on Princevault and I believe this is that in house cassette. They also say that the Crystal Ball album was to be credited to Camille. This is the first time i've read that.

Romeoblu said:

This is incredible! Thank you for creating this music, I'm constantly blown away by Prince, even after all these years of following his trail of music there are still new discoveries to be made.

deepabove said:

they even stole the Paisley Park logo and the SOTT picture :/

of course they did, that's what the bootleggers do....

I wonder why you are upset, don't you own any boots..

AhPook said:

Is this really a new source and not just a lot of excitement for a "clean-up" job?

i have no idea since only listened to it once. But others are saying they are hearinga little more detail on some tracks and there is the slightest difference on some of the tracks who do comparisons. They believe it is direct from the cassette which is a possibillity so exactly as prince intended. So if your a fan of this era its worth getting as music is very good as you already know and is is in the order it was going to be in.

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I always thought the Pimpsandwich version was excellent (as is their DreamFactory release).

Has anyone compared that to this release? Any views on which is better?

Also am I right in assuming that The Flesh is the one that was leaked late last year?

anyone know when the boot with love and sex (1984) come out and the lovesexy live paris show comes out

Like mentioned above, you will be able to catch the differences between this and sott if you're a fan of this era. This doesn't sound fan made. If it is, they did an amazing job making it seem like the cassette version of CB. I can hear tape hiss..

revolution75 said:

Like mentioned above, you will be able to catch the differences between this and sott if you're a fan of this era. This doesn't sound fan made. If it is, they did an amazing job making it seem like the cassette version of CB. I can hear tape hiss..

i like the slighlty rough sound it gives it more of an underground feel.

Me too!! I really couldn't enjoy a self-made version of it because of the different sonic textures.

Romeoblu said:

revolution75 said:

Like mentioned above, you will be able to catch the differences between this and sott if you're a fan of this era. This doesn't sound fan made. If it is, they did an amazing job making it seem like the cassette version of CB. I can hear tape hiss..

i like the slighlty rough sound it gives it more of an underground feel.

AhPook said:

You're getting me excited. I'll have to track this down when I get a chance. It's my favorite era after the Gold/Come/Chaos years.

"After".....oh Lord!

What really blew me away listening to this was the very short intro to "The Ball" which has never surfaced before. Why it's interesting to me is kinda explains the ending of "Rockhard". The "what kinda fuck ending" fade out part. "Rockhard" is the last track on Lp 2 Side 1, so when you flip over to side 2, that small piece before "The Ball" sounds like kinda the same musical idea. I was always under the impression that the "What kinda fuck ending was that" was meant to describe more the ending of the "Black Album" more so than the song itself.

BigChick said:

What really blew me away listening to this was the very short intro to "The Ball" which has never surfaced before. Why it's interesting to me is kinda explains the ending of "Rockhard". The "what kinda fuck ending" fade out part. "Rockhard" is the last track on Lp 2 Side 1, so when you flip over to side 2, that small piece before "The Ball" sounds like kinda the same musical idea. I was always under the impression that the "What kinda fuck ending was that" was meant to describe more the ending of the "Black Album" more so than the song itself.

I really like that intro, the reversed guitar and Prince's almost nasty little laugh.

seanski said:

I can't wait to hear this!! This is the way Prince intended for us to hear it!!! Now we need the original Rave Un2 the Joy Fanstatic to surface!

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it is about time one of the original Rave Configurations got out. Maybe whoever had this tape also has that. I know claims have been made by some to have it.

this release is truly amazing. i think i like the old tape sound better then the offical sign ''o'' the times release. it's amazing to have the ball in this quality after all these years. i can't stop playing it! this will be in rotation for a long time!

Romeoblu said:

seanski said:

I can't wait to hear this!! This is the way Prince intended for us to hear it!!! Now we need the original Rave Un2 the Joy Fanstatic to surface!

[Edited 3/13/15 18:41pm]

it is about time one of the original Rave Configurations got out. Maybe whoever had this tape also has that. I know claims have been made by some to have it.

yes! i want that original rave! all configurations! and and all the dream factory configurations!

love2thenines2003 said:

AhPook said:

You're getting me excited. I'll have to track this down when I get a chance. It's my favorite era after the Gold/Come/Chaos years.

"After".....oh Lord!

For nostalgia reasons mostly, I'll admit.

revolution75 said:

Like mentioned above, you will be able to catch the differences between this and sott if you're a fan of this era. This doesn't sound fan made. If it is, they did an amazing job making it seem like the cassette version of CB. I can hear tape hiss..

I agree. At first I thought it was fan made, but then I put the headphones on and heard all the little bits. Despite the hiss, this has far better kick than the released and there are nice little extras. A machine gun here, a longer fade out there.

edit: nevermind

[Edited 3/20/15 12:13pm]

I hope this will surface on ABMP in lossless format. The central hub for Purple music WILL be making a comeback!!!

rockphantom said:

rockphantom said:

I hope this will surface on ABMP in lossless format. The central hub for Purple music WILL be making a comeback!!!

The one I found was flac don't know if this is how it was released or if someone pointlessly converted it from mp3 if that's what is widely circulating. Sadly, link dead now.

A stupid question but is this a bootleg? If not, how was it legally allowed to be released.

Smillan said:

A stupid question but is this a bootleg? If not, how was it legally allowed to be released.

Boot

BigChick said:

What really blew me away listening to this was the very short intro to "The Ball" which has never surfaced before. Why it's interesting to me is kinda explains the ending of "Rockhard". The "what kinda fuck ending" fade out part. "Rockhard" is the last track on Lp 2 Side 1, so when you flip over to side 2, that small piece before "The Ball" sounds like kinda the same musical idea. I was always under the impression that the "What kinda fuck ending was that" was meant to describe more the ending of the "Black Album" more so than the song itself.

Great point, BigChick!